Traditional and new methods of treatment (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Traditional healers in Renaissance period
Traditional healers in Renaissance period
Doctors, quacks, barber surgeons
Religious treatments for illness during Renaissance
Religious treatments for illness during Renaissance
Prayer, pilgrimages, Church donations
Role of wise women in Renaissance medicine
Role of wise women in Renaissance medicine
Used herbs & charms; passed-down knowledge
What is quackery?
What is quackery?
Dishonest medical practice by fake doctors
Change in hospital purpose during Renaissance
Change in hospital purpose during Renaissance
From hospitality to treating sick people
When did quackery massively increase?
When did quackery massively increase?
17th-18th centuries, especially 1665 Great Plague
Ingredients in quack medicines
Ingredients in quack medicines
Dangerous combinations of alcohol & opium
What was the Royal Touch believed to cure?
What was the Royal Touch believed to cure?
Scrofula (King's Evil), a skin disease
Who conducted first clinical trial & when?
Who conducted first clinical trial & when?
James Lind in 1753
What did James Lind discover cured scurvy?
What did James Lind discover cured scurvy?
Fresh fruit & vegetables, especially citrus fruits
What is a clinical trial?
What is a clinical trial?
Research study with human participants testing treatments
Significance of Lind's 1753 trial
Significance of Lind's 1753 trial
First evidence-based medicine; tested treatments properly